Draft Strategy: Building a Winner Around Travis Kelce
Drafting a tight end anywhere in the first round may just not feel right to you. If you don’t play in a tight end premium format like the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), it is going to be very hard to pass on a top-flight running back or a superstar wide receiver in round one. […]
Antonio Gandy-Golden On Roster Bubble?
Washington Football Team wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden is still fighting for a roster spot as the team heads into the final week of the preseason. Up to this point, the Washington coaching staff likes what they have seen from the 2020 fourth-round pick. Training camp was a good time to see what the sophomore can […]
Nick Mariano's 2021 Late-Round Fliers (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Too many people spend prep on their early picks and then reflexively take familiar names late, but those guys rarely deliver championships. Instead, let’s discuss some late-round fliers at running back, wide receiver, and tight end that are worth taking due to their upside, but […]
Wide Receivers Best-Ball Rankings and Analysis (Part 2)
Many of you who participate in best-ball leagues are planning to continue your involvement until the end of peak draft season. That is why the NFL team at RotoBaller will provide the resources you need to prepare for every remaining draft in this popular format. We will also deliver breakdowns of the latest tiered rankings following every […]
Mid-Round Draft Values - Wide Receivers
Once you reach the mid-to-late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft high-upside picks that can provide a great return on value. You can afford to take risks on a variety of different players, including prospects, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even skilled players with potential playing time concerns. It's essential to have […]
Ryan Fitzpatrick Still Not Considered The Starter
Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is the favorite to claim the starting role, at least to begin the 2021 campaign. However, nothing has been confirmed yet, with head coach Ron Rivera remaining vague on the topic. Nonetheless, the journeyman is still expected to be under center come Week 1, although Taylor Heinicke has remained […]
FLEX Draft Review and Superflex Strategies
Super Flex drafts are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy football community. For those who are new to the format, it is basically a modified two-QB league. Instead of having to start two quarterbacks, you only have one mandatory QB spot. The second spot is a flex position that could be used on […]
Sophomore Slump - Breakout Rookies Who Could Bust in 2021
This past NFL season, we saw a number of breakout rookies like Justin Herbert, Justin Jefferson, Jonathan Taylor, and James Robinson. While some of these players will maintain or exceed their fantasy production from year one, there are some others whose production will become stagnant or even take a step back. Second-year players can have a wide […]
Taylor Heinicke Has Solid Performance
Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke had an impressive performance against the Cincinnati Bengals as he completed 11-of-13 passes for 80 yards, and added 26 rushing yards on four attempts. The 28-year-old seems to have the No. 2 spot on the depth chart locked up as Kyle Allen continues to get back into the swing […]
Dyami Brown Proving To Be Dangerous Deep Threat
In preseason action against the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Football Team wide receiver Dyami Brown showed some flashes of what we can expect from the rookie this season. Brown finished with two receptions for 33 yards, one of which was a deep ball that gained 29 yards on the play. The former North Carolina standout has […]
Jaret Patterson Impressive Once Again
Washington Football Team running back Jaret Patterson had another solid outing in the team's second preseason game. The undrafted free agent carried the ball 16 times for 71 yards and had three receptions for 25 yards. After another performance that turned some heads, the 21-year-old could be pushing Peyton Barber out of the No. 3 […]
Antonio Gibson Finishes With 47 Total Yards
Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson was solid in the team's second preseason game with the limited playing time he was given. Gibson carried the ball seven times for 28 yards and added two receptions for 19 yards. It was encouraging to see the sophomore's usage in this game, as he is clearly the […]
Jaret Patterson, Peyton Barber To Battle For Roster Spot
With the release of running back Lamar Miller, Washington Football Team running backs Jaret Patterson and Peyton Barber will battle it out for the third spot on the depth chart behind Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic. Patterson and Barber will need to impress in the team's second preseason game on Friday against the Cincinnati Bengals […]
Washington To Let Ryan Fitzpatrick Air It Out?
Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is going into potentially the best situation of his lengthy NFL career. This year, the veteran is the unquestioned starter for the entirety of the season. He won't have a promising rookie pushing him for playing time as he did with the Miami Dolphins last season. Head coach Ron […]
Dynasty Risers, Fallers - Rondale Moore, Mike Davis, Anthony Firkser
This column was written by Alan Seslowsky (@alanseslowksy) and provided to RotoBaller by our friends at RosterWatch. Each week, this column provides you with movement in the RosterWatch Dynasty Rankings. We highlight players who have gained or lost value recently. Tracking these player value trends assists dynasty players in identifying opportunities to improve their rosters, as […]
Tight End ADP Fallers
We continue looking at ADP risers and fallers through the offseason as we already completed our first run back in June. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and […]
Scott Engel's Updated Fantasy Football Rankings (Premium Content)
Welcome back RotoBallers! As we enter the heart of draft season, we'll be updating our site rankings constantly. Today Scott "The King" Engel reveals his latest fantasy football draft rankings for all formats, along with some quick-hit analysis and insights. The rankings below appear in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring formats. Notes on the rankings […]
Kyle Allen To Play Friday
Washington Football Team quarterback Kyle Allen will get his first action of the preseason on Friday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Allen suffered a gruesome ankle injury last year and continued his rehab all throughout the offseason. In his four starts last season, the 25-year-old threw for 610 yards and four touchdowns, leading Washington to just […]
Wide Receiver Best-Ball Rankings and Analysis
Many of you are now dedicating your focus toward draft preparation and roster construction during these final weeks of the offseason. That includes anyone who is involved in the best-ball format. Multiple factors are incorporated into your preparations before you enter each draft room, which will expedite the eventual decision-making process for every selection. It […]
Antonio Gibson Looking More Comfortable At Running Back
Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson was thrust into a heavy workload out of the backfield in his rookie year in 2020, despite very limited reps at running back across his football career. Gibson rushed 170 times for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns last year, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. This year, according to […]
FFPC ADP Insights: The King's Latest Takes and Observations
Savvy fantasy football players and high stakes competitors are getting their drafting reps in at the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) site. When reviewing the Average Draft Position reports in the Footballguys Players Championship FFPC leagues, there are some interesting ADP targets to examine and comment on. It is certainly clear that there are some […]
FFPC Terminator League Best-Ball Strategy
Best-ball leagues continue to expand and grow in popularity. Numerous sites offer variations of the same formula but where else can you find the Terminator league? This format takes all the best ball scoring rules along with the draft-only/no waivers philosophy but adds a small element of weekly management. Intrigued yet? By the time you […]
Michael F. Florio's 2021 Fantasy Football Rankings
Rankings are probably the most overrated aspect in fantasy sports. And most, if not all players fall victim to them at some point in their fantasy playing career. That’s probably not what you expected to read when you clicked on a fantasy football rankings article. But, the truth is if you are just taking the […]
Nick Mariano's 2021 Draft Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper remains a buzzy term shrouded in ambiguity, but there's no doubting its place in our fantasy lexicon. I do think that everyone that uses it then needs to define what it means within the context of the article, and a "sleeper" to a […]
Sammis Reyes In Concussion Protocol
Washington Football Team tight end Sammis Reyes (concussion) will not participate in the team's preseason game on Friday against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 25-year-old will miss some valuable time to earn the backup tight end role to starter Logan Thomas, so the sooner he is back the better chance he has of cracking the roster. […]
Dax Milne Pushing For Roster Spot
Washington Football Team wide receiver Dax Milne was the second-to-last pick in the 2021 NFL draft, but the former BYU receiver has caught the eye of his new head coach, Ron Rivera. In his final collegiate season, Milne put up 70 receptions for 1,188 yards and eight touchdowns with Zach Wilson throwing him the ball. […]
Antonio Gibson To Play McCaffrey-Esque Role?
When addressing the media on Tuesday, Washington Football Team quarterback Kyle Allen made some interesting comments that could send fantasy managers into a frenzy. Allen, who was a former teammate of Christian McCaffrey, mentioned that Washington is "trying to push Antonio Gibson into a similar role." Head coach Ron Rivera and offensive coordinator Scott Turner […]
Ryan Fitzpatrick More Comfortable In Washington Offense
Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has potentially the biggest opportunity of his career in year 17. When addressing the media on Tuesday, the veteran made it known he is feeling more comfortable in Scott Turner's scheme. John Keim reports that the 38-year-old had to get used to making different reads, but he is now […]
Ron Rivera Wants More Consistency From Antonio Gibson
Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera has made it clear that he wants running back Antonio Gibson to take that next step heading into his sophomore season. After battling a nagging turf toe injury last year, Gibson struggled with his explosiveness and ability to make cuts to turn up the field. Now that he […]
Hall of Fantasy League Draft Review: New York Bodega Cats
In the first-ever NFL Draft in 1936, the New York Giants selected Art “Pappy” Lewis, a tackle from Ohio University at No. 9 overall. In the 1961 American Football League Draft, the New York Titans, later to become the Jets, made their first selection in franchise history, taking Minnesota defensive linemen/guard Tom Brown. In 2021, […]